Method of automatic monitor display adjustments
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1. 110 Receiving a screen display signal 120 Determining the screen display signal is incompatible with the monitor display range 130 Performing the automatic monitor display adjustments 140 Automatically adjusting the monitor display range END FIG 1 Patent Application Publication Sep 23 2004 Sheet 2 of 4 US 2004 0183823 A1 START 210 NO Whether the NTAA flag is 1 END 220 Whether the adjustments are complete 242 The NTAA flag is set as 0 The NTAA flag is set as FIG 2 A Patent Application Publication Sep 23 2004 Sheet 3 of 4 US 2004 0183823 A1 250 Displaying the user operation interface Pressing the AUTO key to execute automatic adjustments Performing manual adjustments _ Whether the adjustments are complete Whether the manual adjustments are finished FIG 2 B Patent Application Publication Sep 23 2004 Sheet 4 of 4 US 2004 0183823 A1 START 310 Simultaneously receiving the signals of the MENU AUTO and POWER keys 320 Reading the default screen tuning parameters 330 Receiving the MENU signal 340 Providing a main menu 350 Receiving the RECALL signal 360 Adjusting the monitor screen according to the default settings U9 4J Changing the NTAA flag y FIG 3 US 2004 0183823 A1 METHOD OF AUTOMATIC MONITOR DISPLAY ADJUSTMENTS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 0001 1 Field o2. records the user s adjustment settings After the user per forms the tuning for a while the NTAA determines whether the manual adjustments are finished step 290 If the determination result is a no then the user keeps perform ing manual adjustments step 270 If the determination result is a yes then the flag of the NTAA is set as 0 step 242 as shown in FIG 2 A The NTAA automatically shuts down and the monitor starts to receive and display the image signals transmitted from the computer 0022 In describing the above preferred embodiment the procedure further contains the procedure of changing the monitor display settings to the default ones We use FIG 3 to explain the procedure for recalling the flag of the NTAA 0023 As shown in FIG 3 before executing the monitor setting recall one has to simultaneously press the MENU AUTO and POWER keys After the monitor simultaneously receives the signals of the MENU AUTO and POWER keys step 310 the monitor starts to read the default screen tuning parameters step 320 to prepare for the display setting recall At this moment the user has to press the MENU key for the monitor to receive the MENU signal step 330 A main menu is then provided for the user to use step 340 Through the guidance of the main menu the user is led to execute the RECALL command After the monitor receives the RECALL signal step 350 the monitor screen is adjusted according to the def
3. AOU CACY OAR US 20040183823A1 as United States a Patent Application Publication co Pub No US 2004 0183823 A1 Wang 43 Pub Date Sep 23 2004 54 METHOD OF AUTOMATIC MONITOR 30 Foreign Application Priority Data DISPLAY ADJUSTMENTS Mar 21 2003 TW 92106308 76 Inventor Jui Ming Wang Taipei TW Publication Classification Correspondence Address 61 Wnts Cl rarene G09G 5 02 HARNESS DICKEY amp PIERCE P L C 52 WSs Ciri Sa Sash eh tach 345 699 P O BOX 8910 RESTON VA 20195 US 57 ABSTRACT A method of automatic monitor display adjustments is 21 Appl No 10 632 812 isclosed After the monitor is connected to the power an 21 App 632 disclosed After th itor i d to the p d receives a display signal from a computer host NTAA No Touch Auto Adjustment is initiated to automatically adjust iled ug 4 the display range and other display settings of the monitor 22 Filed Aug 4 2003 he display range and other display settings of th i Simultaneously receiving the signals of the MENU AUTO and POWER keys 3 Reading the default screen tuning parameters 330 Receiving the MENU signal 340 Providing a main menu 350 Receiving the RECALL signal 360 310 20 Adjusting the monitor screen according to the default settings 370 Changing the NTAA flag Patent Application Publication Sep 23 2004 Sheet 1 of 4 US 2004 0183823 A1 START
4. ault settings step 360 After finishing the RECALL settings the NTAA flag is changed step 370 completing the whole RECALL procedure 0024 The adjustments of the screen display settings include the following items to be tuned the CONTRAST value the BRIGHTNESS value the COLOR settings the screen signal settings such as LCD ADJUST the display language setting the H OSD POSITION setting the V OSD POSITION setting the SMOOTHING setting and the INVISIBLE value Through the default settings of the above items the screen display can be automatically adjusted to the preset display mode Sep 23 2004 0025 Certain variations would be apparent to those skilled in the art which variations are considered within the spirit and scope of the claimed invention What is claimed is 1 Amethod of automatic monitor display adjustments for automatically adjusting the monitor display when a first screen display signal is received after the monitor power is turned on the method comprising the steps of receiving a screen display signal determining that the screen display signal is not compat ible with the monitor display range executing automatic monitor display adjustments and automatically adjusting the monitor display range 2 The method of claim 1 further providing a user opera tion interface for the user to adjust monitor display settings 3 The method of claim 1 further comprising a method of recalling the NTAA fla
5. ay to the optimal view able range It achieves the goal that the monitor screen has the best display range without user s manual adjustments 0018 After the above explanation with reference to FIG 1 we further use FIGS 2 A and 2 B to show an embodiment of the invention describing the automatic adjustment pro cedure in more detail 0019 As shown in FIG 2 A after the monitor is con nected to the power source and starts to receive screen display signals from a computer the NTAA first determines whether the flag of the NTAA is 1 step 210 If the result is a no then it means that the monitor display settings have been adjusted and the NTAA automatically shuts down The monitor then receives and displays the image signals from the computer If the result is a yes then the NTAA further determines whether to start a user operation interface step 220 If the user does not touch any operation key in the monitor panel the system starts to execute automatic adjust ments step 230 At this moment the NTAA adjusts the display conditions of the monitor according to the setting records stored in the memory After the monitor display conditions are modified the NTAA also determines whether the adjustments are complete step 240 If the determination result is a no then the flag of the NTAA is set as 1 step 241 the system returns to step 210 to repeat the previously mentioned procedure If the determination result i
6. f Invention 0002 The invention relates to a method of automatically adjusting monitor display to tune the monitor display screen 0003 2 Related Art 0004 Currently the monitors on the market including the traditional cathode ray tubes CRT s the popular thin film field transistor TFT liquid crystal displays LCD s or even the future plasma displays PDP s usually use the default settings when the monitor first receives display signals Therefore it is often seen that the frame is shifted to one side larger or smaller than the screen In order for the display frame to fit the screen monitor manufacturers often provide some tuning buttons for the users to make adjust ments at his or her will 0005 In spite of this some users are afraid of using the manufacturer provided tuning buttons simply because they do not know how to use them Therefore the tuning mecha nisms provided by the manufacturers are considered as not human enough To help these users certain manufacturers start to design a new tuning button the so called AUTO button Using this button the user can adjust the screen to satisfactory settings without much trouble 0006 Even so this pushing button action still requires human manipulation Therefore if the adjustment procedure can be performed or controlled by a program or device so that the screen is automatically tuned to the best display range and conditions the users will be less afraid o
7. f using the monitors SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 0007 In view of the foregoing problems the invention provides a method of automatic monitor display adjust ments After the monitor is connected to the power and receives a display signal from a computer host NTAA No Touch Auto Adjustment is initiated to automatically adjust the display range and other display settings of the monitor 0008 Itis thus an objective of the invention to provide an automatic monitor adjustment method through which the user can obtain a desired screen display effect without tuning it on his or her own 0009 To achieve the above objective the disclosed method includes the steps of receiving a screen display signal determining whether the screen display signal does not satisfy the monitor display range executing automatic adjustments for the monitor display to automatically tune the display region to the best range 0010 From the above brief description of the disclosed system and method one sees that the problems existing in the prior can be solved It is also expected that the monitor screen can be automatically tuned to satisfy the user without manual adjustments BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 0011 The invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow illustration only and thus are not limitative of the present invention and wherein Sep 23 2004 0012 FIG 1 is the main flowchart of t
8. g that include the steps of simultaneously receiving a MENU signal an AUTO signal and a POWER signal reading a default screen adjustment value receiving the MENU signal and providing a main menu receiving a RECALL signal adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings and changing the NTAA flag 4 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes the adjustment of a CONTRAST value 5 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes the adjustment of a BRIGHTNESS value 6 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes the COLOR TO PRESET adjustment 7 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes the adjustment of monitor signals 8 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes language reset 9 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes the adjustment of an H OSD POSITION 10 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display setti
9. he disclosed method of automatic monitor display adjustments 0013 FIGS 2 A and 2 B are detailed flowcharts of the disclosed method and 0014 FIG 3 is a flowchart of recalling the flag of the NTAA according to the invention DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 0015 The specification discloses a method of automatic monitor display adjustments After the monitor is connected to a power source and receives a display signal from a computer host the method automatically tunes the display range of the screen without user s manual adjustments 0016 With reference to FIG 1 the monitor first receives ascreen display signal step 110 If the screen display signal is determined to be incompatible with the monitor display range step 120 the automatic monitor display adjustments are performed step 130 The monitor display range is also automatically adjusted step 140 until the screen display signal fit with the monitor display range 0017 The method is an NTAA for monitors Once the monitor is connected to a power source and the display card of a computer host it can receive screen display signals transmitted from the computer host and display the images However in the beginning of screen displays the NTAA first determines whether the display signal fits the monitor dis play range If the display signal does not fit the monitor display range the NTAA executes the automatic screen adjustments to tune the screen displ
10. ngs includes the adjustment of a V OSD POSITION 11 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes the SMOOTHING adjustment 12 The method of claim 3 wherein the step of adjusting the screen display according to the default monitor display settings includes the INVISIBLE adjustment
11. s a yes then the flag of the NTAA is set as 0 step 242 The NTAA automatically shuts down and the monitor starts to receive and display screen displays signals transmitted from the computer 0020 In FIG 2 A if the user touches any operation key on the monitor panel during step 220 determining whether US 2004 0183823 A1 to start a user operation interface the user operation inter face is displayed step 250 as shown in FIG 2 B and the system waits for the operation signal from the user When the user presses the AUTO key to execute automatic adjust ments step 260 the NTAA adjusts the screen display conditions according to the setting records stored in the memory After the monitor display conditions are modified the NTAA also determines whether the adjustments are complete step 280 If the determination result is a yes then the flag of the NTAA is set as 0 step 242 The NTAA automatically shuts down and the monitor starts to receive and display screen displays signals transmitted from the computer If the determination result is a no then the flag of the NTAA is set as 1 step 242 as shown in FIG 2 A the system returns to step 210 to repeat the previously mentioned procedure 0021 In FIG 2 B when the user uses the operational keys on the monitor panel of step 250 to perform manual adjustments step 270 to tune the monitor screen display the NTAA adjusts the display screen accordingly and
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